Buckeyes assistant jabs at Wolverines

Apr. 3, 2014

Written by

James Jahnke

Detroit Free Press

COLUMBUS — Ah, the college football off-season. Time for mouths to run wild.

Ohio State coach Urban Meyer held his annual Spring Kick-Off event Wednesday in Columbus. It’s a fund-raiser that benefits research for cancer and Alzheimer’s disease and allows those in attendance to hear about how their beloved Buckeyes look this spring.

But offensive line coach Ed Warinner spiced things up by taking the opportunity to poke fun of That School Up North, a.k.a Michigan.

“If you’re worried about Wolverine fans,” Warriner told the crowd, “just move to Pasadena. You'll never have to deal with ’em.”

That was a joke first made famous by Steve Spurrier in a similar vein.

Warriner’s comments were tweeted by Internet website reporter Marcus Hartman who then offered this bit of context: “Warinner comments delivered to group of mostly fans at a fundraiser. Big smile on his face. Poking fun. Don’ overthink it.”

But don’t be surprised if these quotes were brought up again, a la Hoke’s “chicken” comment about Notre Dame at a similar event last off-season after the Fighting Irish declined to renew their annual series with the Wolverines.